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      Use of digitalis in the treatment of heart failure: data from the Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure (IN-CHF).

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          Since the large multicenter DIG trial has shown no effects of digitalis on the all-cause mortality of patients with chronic heart failure (HF), the broad prescription of this drug in patients with HF appears to be at the very least, questionable. The aims of this study were: to analyze prescription patterns of digitalis, from 1995 to 2000, in a large group of outpatients with HF; to analyze the independent predictors of digitalis prescription and to evaluate the impact of the results of the DIG trial on the prescription rate of this drug.

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          Journal
          Ital Heart J
          Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology
          1129-471X
          1129-471X
          Jul 2004
          : 5
          : 7
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, La Colletta Hospital, Arenzano (GE), Italy. centro_studi@anmco.it
          Article
          15487270
          fc3d9cbe-d0f0-4b42-b7d6-881da7082a06
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